Caroli Noceti e Societate Jesu De iride et Aurora boreali carmina
Subtitle: ... Bernardino Giraudio dicata
By: cum notis Josephi Rogerii Boscovich ...
Contributors: Boscovich, Ruggero Giuseppe, 1711-1787; Pagliarini, Marco, 1723-1791, printer; Pagliarini, Niccolo, 1717-1795, printer; Kennedy, T. Frank (Thomas Frank), 1948- donor; Macclesfield Library (Macclesfield, England)
Publisher: Ex Typographia Palladis; Excudebant Nicolaus et Marcus Palearini ...
Published: 1747
Place of publication: Romae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Rainbows; Poetry; Auroras
Work titles: De iride et aurora boreali carmina
Notes: Boscovich's Notes include defense of Descartes' theory of rainbows.

Two editions published about the same time, the other 8vo? Cf. Riccardi.

Half-title, title-vignette, head- and tailpieces, initials, all engraved.

"Iris:" p. [1]-17; "Aurora borealis:" p. 49-87, each followed by notes and plate.

Signatures: a⁶ A-Q⁴.

Backer-Sommervogel V, col. 1784, no. 1

Backer-Sommervogel I, col. 1833, no. 28

Riccardi, P. Bib. matematica, I, col. 175

T. Frank Kennedy, S.J.; gift; 201203.

Gift of Fr. T. Frank Kennedy, S.J., Jesuit Institute at Boston College.
Table of contents: title: Iris; title: Aurora borealis.